Affiliate Marketing for Dummies – Getting Started

The Do’s and Don’ts

This article on affiliate marketing for dummies is for people who join affiliate marketing without a clue on what to do or where to begin, but don’t worry this happens to the best of us. If you’re like me then the moment you stepped into the affiliate marketing world you were overwhelmed by all the resources, tools, and training that jumped at you, that’s if you had a good sponsor (we’ll talk about that in just a second).

You must ask yourself, what caught your attention most in the industry? Was it the income opportunity, working from home, not having a boss, or just a little bit of all three? Maybe you just want to be successful and start helping people who want change, people who deserve change. Either way I have a few tips for you newbies out there.

Research, Research, and More Research

Before you even think about joining you have to do some research on the program that interests you such as proof videos, article reviews, company history, the company compensation plan, etc. This is a good way to really find out if the company is a scam or not. Don’t be one of those people who see 8 positive reviews and 1 scam review and end up thinking it’s a scam, those people are looking for every reason not to join.

If you made up your final decision then try not to hesitate. I had this same problem with hesitating and it did me no good, why? Well you have to be 110% sure for every decision you make when it comes to choosing a company but don’t get me wrong I do not want to feel like I am forcing you because at the end of the day the decision is all yours. I’m only here to provide information and value to you.

Find a Good Sponsor

Before you join any company you have to make sure you’re signing under a good sponsor. I can speak from experience, I remember joining without knowing anything about affiliate marketing, I must have joined under the worst sponsor alive. Your sponsor needs to provide you the training and resources you need to get off on the right foot because if not then you’re going to kill time finding this all out on your own.

There are a lot of people who come to other sponsors asking for help because their own sponsors abandoned them. They may provide help but you have to understand that the good sponsors have their own team to help out first, but don’t expect for your sponsor to hold your hand through everything. You need to put in your own work because this is your business, a sponsor will only put you on the right foot and guide you whenever you’re lost but he will not make the money for you, you have to work and earn it yourself.

Investing

Don’t think you will make money just by joining a program, no, you need to invest in tools like that’ll help you move forward. This is critical for your business, you need to think like a marketer which means investing and learning effective marketing techniques. Have a ‘marketers eye’ go outside and look at all the advertising signs and how they put their words together. You can also get the companies number and maybe do your own advertising. Just an idea ;).

The wonderful thing about investing in a work from home business is that it’s super cheap, the only thing you need to be aware of are the monthly payments most companies ask for. To open up a fast food franchise can cost you over $1,000,000 at times, landscaping businesses can cost up to $500,000, online businesses can cost up to $5,000 depending on what program you choose, not bad right? It’s actually mind blowing. Network Marketing came first in the total globe sales as of 2012 ranking over the many industries like the music industry and gaming industry with over $165 Billion. This alone should motivate you and pump you up to become successful in this industry.

A Little Bit of Me

I, personally love everything about this industry it has taught me so much so far. It has really changed the way I think forever and I know it will do the same for you if you stay focused and positive. My goal here is to help everyone in need because that’s what attracts me most and it should be the same way with you. Don’t just do it for the money do it because you want to, do it because you have that burning desire and faith that you will succeed and watch these same emotions open many many doors for you.

I believe network marketing will be the future and I also believe the 97% fail percentage will drastically decrease within the next few years. Why do I know this because what goes up must come down and if the fail percentage rate is that high then the only way from here is down, especially with all the resources we have on the internet we just have to take advantage of them and use them to the fullest extent.

Ask yourself, where will you be 5 years from now. Do you think you will have the successful life of your dreams? Do you see your hands on the steering wheel of your dream car? Do you see your house up on the hill? You need to dream and dream big and take action everyday. Don’t waste a second because it may be life changing

If you just joined the affiliate marketing world then please don’t be overwhelmed, this takes time, consistency, and patience so stick with it and don’t you quit. If you’re not taking action or learning something everyday then you need to start. Start right this moment, and now that you have this knowledge share it with others who are interested, become a leader and build a team and I promise you the world is yours. Who knows, maybe you’ll make the next Affiliate Marketing for Dummies article :).